2505
4-digit headingNatural sands of all kinds, whether or not colored, other than metalbearing sands of chapter 26
This is a 4-digit heading — a category, not a filing code. Pick the more specific code beneath it that best matches your goods; only a 10-digit statistical code can be used on a customs entry.
Duty rates
No rate is published at this level — check the specific 10-digit statistical code beneath it.
| Rate | Value and what it means |
|---|---|
| General rate (Column 1) | See 10-digit codeColumn 1 general Applies to most trading partners — the standard "normal trade relations" rate. |
| Special rate (Column 1) | —Trade programs The country letters in parentheses are free trade agreement and preference programs. If your goods qualify under one of them, that rate replaces the general rate. |
| Column 2 rate | —Non-NTR Reserved for the small group of countries that do not have normal trade relations with the US (currently Cuba, North Korea, Russia and Belarus). Almost no importer uses this column — if you are shipping from anywhere else, ignore it. |
| Unit of quantity | — How CBP expects the quantity to be reported on the entry summary. |
Codes within Natural sands of all kinds, whether or not colored, other than metalbearing sands of chapter 26
4 more specific lines fall under 2505.
- 2505.10Silica sands and quartz sands6-digit headingNatural sands of all kinds, whether or not colored, other than metalbearing sands of chapter 26:
- 2505.10.10.00Sand containing by weight 95 percent or more of silica and not more than 0.6 percent of oxide of iron10-digit statistical codeNatural sands of all kinds, whether or not colored, other than metalbearing sands of chapter 26: > Silica sands and quartz sands:Free
- 2505.10.50.00Other10-digit statistical codeNatural sands of all kinds, whether or not colored, other than metalbearing sands of chapter 26: > Silica sands and quartz sands:Free
- 2505.90.00.00Other10-digit statistical codeNatural sands of all kinds, whether or not colored, other than metalbearing sands of chapter 26:Free
Chapter 25: Salt; Sulfur; Earths and Stone; Plastering Materials, Lime and Cement
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View Chapter 25Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule, 2026 Basic Edition, Revision 16. Rate text is reproduced verbatim from the official export; category paths and duty estimates are derived.
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